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Thankful for Family
“Gratitude is the attitude that sets the altitude for living.” This is the very first “proverb” (“Jamesism”) I remember learning from James MacDonald when I visited Harvest Bible Chapel for the first time back in the 90’s. He was right then, and … Continue reading
A Tribute to Norm Whitney
Norman L. Whitney, 73, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, surrounded by loving family. Norm was born July 16, 1941 in Newton, Massachusetts to Norman and Barbara (Collins) Whitney. He spent his childhood in New England. He loved sports … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Tribute
Tagged Halftime, Mentoring / Discipleship, Norm Whitney
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The road to the hospital was paved in traffic … and barf
I felt this rises to the level of needing a blog entry… John-John’s first appointment with the doctors at the International Adoption Clinic was today. We had been working on scheduling it since before we went to the Philippines, so … Continue reading
Philippines Observation 3: The People
Part 3 of an eight part series on observations of the Philippines. View the index of all eight entries. The people were the best part of the Philippines, by far. Almost every person I met there was friendly and coureous, … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Family and Friends, Travel
Tagged Communism, Islam, Organized Crime, Philippines
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Philippine Travel Log: Our Last Day in Manila
October 9th was dominated by one theme: preparing to return home. We ate our classic breakfast buffet at the hotel, then headed over to the mall for sovenier shopping. After being exposed to such great stores at the “new” mall … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Family and Friends, Travel
Tagged Adoption, John Block, Philippines
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Philippine Travel Log: Death by Pink Laptop and Windows Vista
Before hitting the sack on Saturday, 9/27 (after arriving in Manila), I of course pulled all manner of electronic equipment out of my bag, and began setting up my command center in the room – as is my custom. Faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Philippines
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